Internet retailers selling precious metals say that economic uncertainty, the stock market crash, and inflation fears have led to a resurgence of interest in all kinds of precious metals--and a shortage of gold and silver coins.

Corporate fraud didn't start with Enron, Tyco, and WorldCom and it didn't end with them, either. Fraud is rampant in the technology industry. What most employees, investors, and consumers don't realize is how much it costs them.